{"id":25831,"date":"2023-12-20T10:32:56","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T10:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/?p=25831"},"modified":"2026-05-16T19:59:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T19:59:19","slug":"woo-bulk-edit-product-visibility-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/woo-bulk-edit-product-visibility-status\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Bulk Edit Product Visibility Status in WooCommerce with 2 Easy Methods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Managing product visibility is an important part of running a WooCommerce store. Store owners often need to control whether a product appears on the shop page, in search results, or remains hidden from customers. WooCommerce product visibility settings make this possible by allowing you to control how and where products are displayed in your store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WooCommerce provides several catalog visibility options that help store managers organize their product catalog more effectively. For example, you may want to hide certain products temporarily, show some products only in search results, or display them only in the shop catalog. These options are especially useful when managing seasonal products, out-of-stock items, or limited offers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, when you have many products in your store, editing product visibility one by one can become very time-consuming. In such cases, WooCommerce bulk edit product visibility is the fastest way to update multiple products at once. With bulk editing tools, you can quickly change catalog visibility settings for many products without manually opening each product page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this guide, we will show you how to bulk edit WooCommerce product visibility using both the default WooCommerce editor and a dedicated WooCommerce bulk editing plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method #1: WooCommerce bulk edit visibility by WooCommerce<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WooCommerce is a versatile store builder plugin for WordPress. In addition to allowing you to add products with various features, it provides you with features such as bulk editing and filtering. Although the default WooCommerce bulk edit tool has many limitations, if the number of products in your store is small or if you don&#8217;t want to get help from other plugins for any reason, it can help you do your task fast and easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In order to use the bulk edit product visibility feature of WooCommerce, you must first go in the following direction:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WordPress Dashboard &gt; WooCommerce &gt; All products<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-all-product-section.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"147\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-all-product-section.png\" alt=\"select all product section in WooCommerce products menu\" class=\"wp-image-25833\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Open all products page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On this page, you can see a list of all products in a table with <strong>bulk actions<\/strong> and filtering options at the top of the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To bulk edit product visibility status in WooCommerce, follow the below steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Filter desired products<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The WooCommerce default editor allows you to filter the products by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Category<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Type<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stock Status<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, to bulk edit the visibility status of downloadable products in the <strong>Music<\/strong> category, you need to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on the <strong>Select a category<\/strong> combo box and choose <strong>Music<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open the dropdown list of <strong>Filter<\/strong> <strong>by product<\/strong> type and select <strong>Downloadable<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Press the <strong>Filter<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, you can see a list of filtered products in the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/filter-some-products-1024x438.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1752\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/filter-some-products.png\" alt=\"Filter some products in WooCommerce\" class=\"wp-image-25835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/filter-some-products.png 1752w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/filter-some-products-500x125.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/filter-some-products-1536x384.png 1536w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/filter-some-products-1000x250.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1752px) 100vw, 1752px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Filter products and select some of them<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Mark filtered products in the table<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next step for WooCommerce bulk edit product visibility status is to select some products in the table and then choose <strong>Edit<\/strong> from the dropdown list of <strong>Bulk Actions<\/strong> field at the top of the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mark-products-and-choose-edit-of-bulk-action-field.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"816\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mark-products-and-choose-edit-of-bulk-action-field.png\" alt=\"mark products and choose edit of bulk action field in WooCommerce\" class=\"wp-image-25836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mark-products-and-choose-edit-of-bulk-action-field.png 816w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mark-products-and-choose-edit-of-bulk-action-field-500x282.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Edit products<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: WooCommerce bulk edit products visibility status<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the <strong>Bulk Edit<\/strong> form that appears on the screen, you can find the <strong>Visibility<\/strong> field among the left items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click on this field to see the options available for WooCommerce bulk edit visibility status, including:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Catalog &amp; Search<\/strong>: Select this option if you want to show your products both on the shop page and in the search results.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Catalog<\/strong>: Choose this option if you want to show your products just on the shop page. So, the products are not displayed in the search results.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Search<\/strong>: Select this option if you want to make your products available just in the search results. They are not displayed on the shop page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hidden<\/strong>: Choose this option if you want to hide the selected products from the entire store. They are displayed neither on the shop page nor in the search results.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-visibility-field-in-bulk-edit-form-1024x817.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1705\" height=\"817\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-visibility-field-in-bulk-edit-form.png\" alt=\"select visibility field in WooCommerce bulk edit form\" class=\"wp-image-25838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-visibility-field-in-bulk-edit-form.png 1705w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-visibility-field-in-bulk-edit-form-500x240.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-visibility-field-in-bulk-edit-form-1536x736.png 1536w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-visibility-field-in-bulk-edit-form-1000x479.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1705px) 100vw, 1705px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bulk change products visibility<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After choosing the right option for WooCommerce bulk edit visibility, press the <strong>Update<\/strong> button to apply the changes to the selected products at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bulk edit product visibility status with WooCommerce default editor is very simple and easy. However, it is not an ideal solution for a big online store with a large number of products. The main reason is the limited options available for filtering the products. Unfortunately, it is not possible to filter products based on all WooCommerce fields and custom fields WooCommerce default editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To solve this problem, we introduce WooCommerce products bulk editing plugin to you in the next method. This is a more flexible tool that allows you to filter your products and then bulk edit the product visibility status on your WooCommerce Site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s see how this bulk editing plugin can help you to Bulk Edit Product Visibility Status faster and easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method #2: WooCommerce bulk edit visibility status by WooCommerce products bulk edit plugin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/plugins\/woocommerce-bulk-product-editing\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_content=bulk-edit-visibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WooCommerce products bulk edit plugin<\/a><\/span> allows you to edit your products with much less time and effort. This plugin comes with all the essential tools needed for bulk editing various fields of your products, including price, category, attribute, title, visibility, etc., with one click.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bulk editing of WooCommerce products will save you a lot of time and increase the speed of your actions in managing and making changes to your online store products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this guide, we review the step-by-step guide for WooCommerce bulk edit product visibility status in this plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Install WooCommerce bulk editing products plugin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In order to be able to use the WooCommerce bulk editing products plugin to update product information in your online store, you must first download and install the plugin on your WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-product-editing\/how-to-install-the-woocommerce-bulk-product-editing-plugin\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_content=bulk-edit-visibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to install the PBULKiT \u2013 Bulk Edit WooCommerce Products plugin?<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center main-cta-cnt has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8a83d729 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#3d67ff;padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5980c20d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:15px\">\n<p class=\"single-cta-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3eb088219dcb11e14a6e3b37121408c5 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:26px;font-style:normal;font-weight:800\">PBULKiT &#8211; Bulk Edit WooCommerce Products<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"single-cta-desc has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-daf602cf074616c2be51c69e2c2ca5d8 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">The easy way to bulk edit product visibility status in WooCommerce<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button main-cta-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/plugins\/woocommerce-bulk-product-editing\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_content=bulk-edit-visibility\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:40px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#0fba5e;padding-top:10px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:30px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy Plugin<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/ithemeland-woo-bulk-product-editor-lite\/\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:40px;color:#3d67ff;padding-top:10px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:30px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Free Version<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"532\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pbulkit-banner.png\" alt=\"PBULKiT - Bulk Edit WooCommerce Products plugin by ithemeland\" class=\"wp-image-48724\" style=\"width:440px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pbulkit-banner.png 532w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pbulkit-banner-500x335.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After activating and setting up the plugin, go to the WordPress dashboard and then the following directions to see the main page of the plugin:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WordPress Dashboard &gt; IT Bulk Editing &gt; Woo Products&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-woo-products-section.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"142\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-woo-products-section.png\" alt=\"select Woo Products section in Bulk Editing menu\" class=\"wp-image-25839\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Open PBULKiT plugin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the main page, you can see a list of all WooCommerce products in a table as well as a comprehensive toolbar on the top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/result-woo-products.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1739\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/result-woo-products.png\" alt=\"result Woo Products in WooCommerce table\" class=\"wp-image-25840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/result-woo-products.png 1739w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/result-woo-products-500x141.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/result-woo-products-1536x435.png 1536w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/result-woo-products-1000x283.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1739px) 100vw, 1739px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PBULKiT main page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Almost all the tools you need to manage and bulk edit your products are available in the toolbar. Let\u2019s review some of them that are useful for WooCommerce bulk edit visibility on your online store in the next steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Filter products before bulk editing product visibility status<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Filtering products before bulk editing helps store managers quickly find and update the visibility status. In the WooCommerce products bulk edit plugin, you can use a comprehensive <strong>Filter Form<\/strong> that supports all WooCommerce fields and custom fields in a user-friendly <strong>Filter Form<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To open this form, click on the first icon in the toolbar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-filter-icon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-filter-icon.png\" alt=\"select filter icon in toolbar\" class=\"wp-image-25841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-filter-icon.png 670w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-filter-icon-500x366.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Click on filter button<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To facilitate the process of filtering for you, we divided the WooCommerce fields into 8 categories. So, you can click on each category in the <strong>Filter Form<\/strong> to see the related items in the form and filter your products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/customization-general-tab-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/customization-general-tab-1.png\" alt=\"customization general tab in filter form \" class=\"wp-image-25842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/customization-general-tab-1.png 765w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/customization-general-tab-1-500x322.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PBULKiT filter form<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After finding and filtering the required products, it is time to use one of the editing methods of our plugin for WooCommerce bulk edit visibility status. We will show you all the editing methods in the next step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Edit product visibility status<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are three methods available in our plugin to bulk edit product visibility status:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bulk editing by using an easy-to-use bulk edit form.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bind editing multiple product visibility statuses directly in the table.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inline editing the visibility status of a single product directly in the table.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To find out which method suits your needs, continue reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method #1: bulk edit product visibility status<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We designed a practical bulk edit form in our plugin to make updating product features as simple as possible for store managers. You can easily access this form by pressing the <strong>Bulk Edit<\/strong> icon in the toolbar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-bulk-edit-icon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-bulk-edit-icon.png\" alt=\"select bulk edit icon in toolbar\" class=\"wp-image-25843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-bulk-edit-icon.png 687w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-bulk-edit-icon-500x358.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Click on Bulk Edit button<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> Don\u2019t forget to select some products in the table by marking the checkbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then follow the below instructions to update the product visibility status:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to the <strong>General<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Locate the <strong>Catalog Visibility<\/strong> field.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open the dropdown list and choose one of the items.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Press the <strong>Do bulk edit <\/strong>button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-catalog-visibility-field.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"895\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-catalog-visibility-field.png\" alt=\"select catalog visibility field in general tab\" class=\"wp-image-25844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-catalog-visibility-field.png 810w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-catalog-visibility-field-500x552.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bulk edit catalog visibility<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The advantage of using a bulk edit form is to update the value of multiple fields of selected products at once. So, if you want to bulk edit other fields along with product visibility, use the suitable tab in the form, make all the changes you need, and press the <strong>Do Bulk Edit<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method #2: Bind edit product visibility status<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bind editing is a useful tool when you want to quickly bulk edit the visibility status of multiple WooCommerce products in the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow the below instructions to bind edit visibility status in the table:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Press the <strong>Column Manager<\/strong> icon in the <strong>Toolbar<\/strong> to open the form.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-column-manager-icon-1024x492.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1732\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-column-manager-icon.png\" alt=\"select column manager icon in toolbar\" class=\"wp-image-25845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-column-manager-icon.png 1732w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-column-manager-icon-500x142.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-column-manager-icon-1536x436.png 1536w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-column-manager-icon-1000x284.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1732px) 100vw, 1732px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Open Column manager tool<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mark <strong>Catalog Visibility,<\/strong> then press <strong>Apply to Table<\/strong> to add this column to table.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-show-catalog-visibility-column.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1351\" height=\"899\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-show-catalog-visibility-column.png\" alt=\"select show catalog visibility column in column profiles\" class=\"wp-image-25846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-show-catalog-visibility-column.png 1351w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-show-catalog-visibility-column-500x333.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-show-catalog-visibility-column-1000x665.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1351px) 100vw, 1351px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Enable Catalog visibility field<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mark desired products on the table.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Press the <strong>Bind Edit<\/strong> icon in the <strong>Toolbar.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the product visibility cell of one product and choose one of the options from the list.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wait a few seconds for the plugin to apply changes to all selected products.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-show-only-option-and-click-bind-edit-icon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1729\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-show-only-option-and-click-bind-edit-icon.png\" alt=\"select show only option and click bind edit icon in toolbar\" class=\"wp-image-25847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-show-only-option-and-click-bind-edit-icon.png 1729w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-show-only-option-and-click-bind-edit-icon-500x140.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-show-only-option-and-click-bind-edit-icon-1536x429.png 1536w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/select-show-only-option-and-click-bind-edit-icon-1000x279.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1729px) 100vw, 1729px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bind edit catalog visibility<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method #3: Inline edit product visibility status<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inline editing is another method for updating the visibility status of single products in the table. The steps for inline editing are the same as bind editing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s make it clear with an example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suppose that you have added <strong>Food Dish<\/strong> as one of your products in the online store, and you want to update its visibility status in the table. To make this happen by inline editing, try to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on the <strong>Quick Search<\/strong> box in the <strong>Toolbar<\/strong> and search <strong>Food dish<\/strong> (1).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Press <strong>Filter<\/strong> Icon (2) to let the plugin find the product in the table.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add the <strong>Catalog visibility<\/strong> column to the table as we described in the bind editing method.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open the combo box of <strong>Catalog Visibility<\/strong> and choose the Visibility Status from the list (3).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/inline-edit-product-visibility-status-1024x158.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1732\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/inline-edit-product-visibility-status.png\" alt=\"Inline edit product visibility status in WooCommerce table\" class=\"wp-image-25848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/inline-edit-product-visibility-status.png 1732w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/inline-edit-product-visibility-status-500x46.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/inline-edit-product-visibility-status-1536x140.png 1536w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/inline-edit-product-visibility-status-1000x91.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1732px) 100vw, 1732px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Inline edit visibility<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s it. You have successfully changed the visibility status of a single product in a few seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center main-cta-cnt has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8a83d729 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#3d67ff;padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5980c20d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:15px\">\n<p class=\"single-cta-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3eb088219dcb11e14a6e3b37121408c5 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:26px;font-style:normal;font-weight:800\">PBULKiT &#8211; Bulk Edit WooCommerce Products<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"single-cta-desc has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-daf602cf074616c2be51c69e2c2ca5d8 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">The easy way to bulk edit product visibility status in WooCommerce<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button main-cta-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/plugins\/woocommerce-bulk-product-editing\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_content=bulk-edit-visibility\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:40px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#0fba5e;padding-top:10px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:30px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy Plugin<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/ithemeland-woo-bulk-product-editor-lite\/\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:40px;color:#3d67ff;padding-top:10px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:30px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Free Version<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"532\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pbulkit-banner.png\" alt=\"PBULKiT - Bulk Edit WooCommerce Products plugin by ithemeland\" class=\"wp-image-48724\" style=\"width:440px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pbulkit-banner.png 532w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pbulkit-banner-500x335.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Product visibility settings allow WooCommerce store owners to control how products appear in their online shop. By adjusting catalog visibility options, you can decide whether a product should be displayed in the shop catalog, search results, or remain hidden from customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WooCommerce includes a basic bulk editing tool that allows you to update the visibility status of multiple products at once. This feature can be helpful for small stores or quick updates when only a few products need to be modified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, larger WooCommerce stores usually require more advanced filtering and bulk editing options. In these situations, using PBULKiT as a powerful WooCommerce bulk edit plugin can make product management much easier. These tools allow you to quickly filter products and update their visibility status along with other important product fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By using the right bulk editing method, store managers can manage product visibility faster, organize their catalog more effectively, and improve the overall shopping experience for customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column blog-faq-section is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is WooCommerce product visibility?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WooCommerce product visibility refers to the settings that control where a product appears in your store. Depending on the selected option, a product can be displayed in the shop catalog, search results, both areas, or hidden completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are WooCommerce catalog visibility options?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WooCommerce provides several catalog visibility options including Catalog &amp; Search, Catalog only, Search only, and Hidden. These options allow store owners to control how products are displayed to customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can I hide a product in WooCommerce?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can hide a product by editing the product page and changing the catalog visibility setting to Hidden. 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